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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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